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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(tennis, net sports) Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court.
What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak.
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Crosscourt means (tennis, net sports) Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court.
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What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak.
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